Music and Its Impact on the Movies – Part 1 of 2 NEW
Class | Registration opens 12/6/2026 9:00 AM EDT
A movie’s music can have a significant impact on how we view a film’s characters and its stories. Effective use of music can also transform a film into a memorable cinematic experience, as we will learn when we view and discuss the following three films:
- Casablanca (1942) with its emotional "duel of the anthems" at Rick’s Café
- The Third Man (1949) with Anton Karas’ zither evoking the atonal ambiguity of post-war Vienna
- The Graduate (1967) with songs by Simon and Garfunkel providing clues to the mixed-up mind of the title character
Terry Meehan
 | Terry Meehan earned a BBA in marketing from Cleveland State University and an MA in literature and film from Kent State University. He teaches film appreciation at Lorain County Community College and at several adult education programs, including the Cleveland Film Society. At Chautauqua Institution, he has presented the Movies of Alfred Hitchcock and Early Western Films. He also curates and presents a monthly film series. |